America’s Next Top Fashion Assistant – Fashionista

(TrendHunter.com) Want to be the next Andy Sachs? Tyra Bank’s latest reality show, Fashionista, is looking for the next top fashion assistant.

If you thought Andy was crazy to complain about being treated horribly by Miranda Priestley in the Devil Wears Prada, then perhaps you ought to go for a casting. A lot of wo…

Angst of Prom 2008 Reduced – MyPromStyle.com Aims At Teens

(TrendHunter.com) All over the U.S. teenage girls are txting and IMing about the prom and having giggling fits as well as real angst. Hearst Digital Media wants them online. MyPromStyle.com is a new site with fashion, quizzes, slideshows, to help them be confident about their style CosmoGIRL, Seventeen and TEEN are c…

Diamond Studded Toy for Charity – $140,000 Hot Wheels Bling

(TrendHunter.com) Commemorating its 40th year, Hot Wheels has created a $140,000 coupe designed by jeweler, Jason, of Beverly Hills, CA. The 18k white gold car is encrusted with 2,700 diamonds weighing 23 Carats. The car will be auctioned off sometime this year with proceeds going to Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Web Image Searching – Piclens take image searching to a whole new dimension

(TrendHunter.com) Amazing cool 3-D picture viewer add-on for Firefox browser. It works with Google, Flickr, DeviantArt and many others including some social networking sites like Facebook. Ive started typing random words into Google image search just so I can browse the beautiful images this software generates. I don…

Post-It Note Animation – Russian Animators Create New Use For Post-Its (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Between the animations and the well-selected music, this video was pretty mesmerizing! For those of you old enough to remember, this style of animation reminds me of an old syndicated program named “Night Flight” that was on the USA cable network back in the 1980’s.

Unfortunately, I don’t speak Ru…

Return of Heroin Chic – Vivienne Westwood Red Label (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) While at first glance this may look like an angry animal rights activist protesting fur on the runway, this is actually a model from Vivienne Westwood’s Fall 2008 show.

Part of the British designer’s collection shown at London Fashion Week included a model in tattered black tights with what looked…

Apple Compatible Toilet – Air Poo

(TrendHunter.com) The Air Poo is a huge Poonovation when it comes to comfort style and functionality of a toilet. It sports a Macbook Air docking station that allows to comfortably get work done while taking care of other business, and allows you to store the Macbook in the toilet tank to recharge. As well a built in…

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

(TrendHunter.com) It seems there are more and more Guitar Hero and Rock Band addicts by the day. To ensure players don’t get bored of engaging with the virtual instruments, Activision Inc has added yet another new game, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. It’s sure to be a hit among gaming addicts who Don’t Want To Miss A Thing.…

Witch Fashion – Luella Fall 2008 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Halloween is a big part of autumn for many people, but has the marketing become so influential on our society that a designer can design a ready to wear collection inspired by it? Luella marched model Alice Gibb down the runway dressed as a witch, complete with pointed hat and pumpkin orange tights …

Design Google’s Logo – Doodle 4 Google Competition (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) I don’t think I only speak for myself when I say I had a tendency to doodle in class when growing up. If only I could go back in time… then I would enter the Google Doodles contest.

Announcing a winner on May 28th 2008 Google will be holding the doodle contest for students in grades K-12. The …

Nerd Sports – Speed Cabling (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Now even the nerds can be good at sport, although I doubt this one will ever make it to the Olympics, but you never know even curling did. The sport: Speed Cabling. The Objective: see who can untangle bundles of CAT-5 Ethernet cables the fastest. The Reward: Ultimate geek glory to bestow upon your f…

Summertime Fashions Getting Hot – Look for Delicious Colors and Patterns (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The right summertime dress won’t make you look hot or cool. It will make you look delicious. It won’t be long before you will be storing away the sweaters and shopping for the new summer look. Go for the bold and bright, with flowery patterns. Just make sure they are thigh high for maximum attention…

Detect The Intensity of Virtual Kisses – Kiss Phone

(TrendHunter.com) We told you cell phone kissing was a hot activity in Japan, and now kissing your loved one from a distance via mobile is even easier thanks to the Kiss Phone.

Better than just using video and making loud smooching sounds, this neat gadget from PROinvention can actually detect the intensity of your…

Plaid Street Fashion – Preppy Punk at House of Holland (Fall 2008) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) House of Holland had a really cool collection last season of which we featured the Model Attack Shirts. They’ve just shown their latest line at London Fashion Week, and the Fall 2008 pieces they showed were truly magnificent, while still heavy on the bizarre.

The most peculiar pieces included a pl…

Marmite Statue – The Kiss by Jeremy Fattorini

(TrendHunter.com) Not so long ago we featured a special edition, champagne-infused Valentine’s Day Marmite. Besides delighting and disgusting many people, the spread also inspired one artist to create a sculpture made entirely of Marmite.

It’s a remake of “The Kiss” by Rodin and was created by sculptor Jeremy Fatto…

Christian Fashion Statement – Cross MP3 Player with Bible Audio (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) What would Jesus listen to? Christian form meets function meet fashion with this cruxifix shaped mp3 player necklace, containing 17 hour of the New Testament audio Bible. Distributed in the United States by CrossMP3Player.com.

Funke & Will AG’s Hot New Convertible – 2nd Gen Yes! Roadster 3.2 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The 2008 Yes! Roadster was one of the most exciting cars to make its first appearance at the Chicago Auto Show. The 2,000 pound car has a 3.2 liter V-6 engine that puts out about 255 horse power.

“Transmission choices include a standard equipped 6-speed manual or optional 5-speed automatic. Inside…

Musical Dogs For Marketing – Falling in Love (Doggy Style) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember Dogside? Now the pet company, whose mission is to pamper pooches with only the best, has launched a viral video of “the world’s first ever canine boy band.”

The clip, which can be seen above, features a series of dogs in a music video to Falling in Love (Doggy Style) which sees the canine…

Anti-Paparazzi Law Proposed – ‘Britney’s Law’

(TrendHunter.com) With the recent drama surrounding Britney Spears, the world’s awareness was raised concerning the issue of how close paparazzi can get to the celebrity and how far they could push the privacy and public safety envelope. It was 11 years ago when Princess Diana died of severe injuries from a fatal car…

Celebrity Search Engines – Search With Kanye West

(TrendHunter.com) The hip-hop mega star Kanye West has his very own search engine which is powered by Google and Ask. The engine which is called “Search with Kanye West”, promises to reward its users with something called “Swag Bucks” which are a sort of digital currency that can be redeemed for goodies such as autog…